HEADOFTHEPACK
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Jan 2, 2011 13:31:51 GMT -5
I love how people say I wont her to care about her music again and work with under ground people again. One album that had mainstream producers that wasn't up to her usual standard and we write her off? Um no. Bit dramatic. Looking over the last few replies, the general consensus seems to be that Hard Candy wasn't bad, but it wasn't amazing and that we're simply hoping her next project is better.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Jan 2, 2011 13:38:21 GMT -5
Not a huge fan of hers, but she has made some incredible songs throughout the years. Wasn't necessarily a fan of anything off of Hard Candy minus '4 Minutes' (sort of), but a few of the songs off of COADF were amazing. I love 'Sorry' and 'Get Together'.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 2, 2011 14:07:50 GMT -5
For the most part, HC was a fun album. I rememeber playing She's Not Me over and over...one hell of a bad-ass track. I'm hoping she releases an album that is fun and also thought provoking. A mixture of electro and folk like AL yet consistent in the way it should flow ala COADF. Waiting this long for a release is a good sign - ROL. Her movie has nothing to do with her music. She is known to juggle many projects at once. I'm positive, knowing her way of thinking ahead, she is planning an album with the best producer(s) and prove she is still the one who leads and not follows.
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Post by tamed09 on Jan 2, 2011 14:23:07 GMT -5
Hard Candy was amazing to me even if im the only one. I loved it. She made two of the biggest producers in urban history craft around her instead of her becoming them and only she can do that
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Post by Mpol on Jan 2, 2011 19:45:43 GMT -5
Almost the same for me. Add Voices and Beat Goes On and take away Heartbeat.
I feel Latte should have been ont the album and say Spanish Guitar taken off. Latte is AMAZING.
I enjoyed the tour. Not her OMG BEST but still a great show.
Can't wait for the new era.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Jan 2, 2011 20:03:05 GMT -5
I always end up liking Madonna's cds. People always say certain eras sucked, but I cannot name a single era/cd that left me completely hating it. Hard Candy pales in comparison to her best work, but also had some amazing gems that are still on my Ipod. For a mainstream cd, I still think it was better than other mainstream pop cds. Or, at least some of them. I don't know what cd she is going to release this time, but I can guarantee I will at least like some of the songs-cannot say that about many artists.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 2, 2011 20:35:43 GMT -5
Yes, Voices from Hard Candy is one haunting, fascinating track. The way it ends with the build up with an orchestra is ...well... thrilling.
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Jan 2, 2011 20:40:07 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, I played Hard Candy to death when it was released, but it hasn't aged very well with me. Definite highlights (ie. 4 Minutes), but there are just quite a few gaps. A track like Latte should have made the album. The Timbaland tracks, in hindsight, really aren't that interesting. Considering the albums that preceded it (ie. Loose and FS/LS, the latter being a self-proclaimed inspiration) it wasn't very impressive. Looking back on the best work of any party involved, Hard Candy just isn't up there. It could have been so much better. As it stands, the music is overproduced and Madonna's vocals are underproduced with a generally lazy delivery. Like I said, I do enjoy the album, there's just a lot about it which I find problematic. Yes, Voices from Hard Candy is one haunting, fascinating track. The way it ends with the build up with an orchestra is ...well thrilling. Could have been one of her best tracks of the '00s had it not been for those nuclear bombs that Timbaland seemed to think were drums. Hit the wrong button perhaps
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Post by God on Jan 2, 2011 21:14:41 GMT -5
I didn't care much for Hard Candy when it was released, and I still don't today. The live versions from Sticky & Sweet are much better though.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 5, 2011 19:35:23 GMT -5
Awards Daily announced that Madonna plans to introduce her new movie at the Cannes film festival during the month of May. If this is true, after that event, I imagine she will focus and push hard for her new album release. Hopefully for the end of the year. I hope she will get her "butt in the studio" sooner.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Jan 5, 2011 19:49:47 GMT -5
this will be a big year for her. :)
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Jan 7, 2011 13:11:04 GMT -5
an interesting post from Mtribe...
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Post by bat1990 on Jan 7, 2011 19:59:47 GMT -5
Is the part about an icon for each era true? If so, what was it for Bedtime Stories?
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 7, 2011 20:39:32 GMT -5
^The nose ring? :)
I don't remember hearing about the Live Nation recording aspect not working out; I recall her saying she didn't really have a label, which I found odd. What happened with the recording aspect of the Live Nation deal?
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 8, 2011 8:44:33 GMT -5
Yeh Bedtime Stories is hard to define her theme or icon but she put out some great videos from it.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Jan 9, 2011 14:47:22 GMT -5
and singles. I think the singles from Bedtime Stories are her best collective group of singles from any era.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 9, 2011 14:50:33 GMT -5
Bedtime Stories is my favorite Madonna era!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2011 14:53:48 GMT -5
One thing that differentiates Hard Candy from Erotica and Bedtime Stories (as far as "urban Madonna" goes) is that on the latter two Madonna's sound was clearly enmeshed in the urban production. With Hard Candy I feel like on many of the tracks she just completely gave herself over to the production. Thats one of the main reasons I didnt like it.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 9, 2011 23:34:00 GMT -5
The Andre Betts tracks on Erotica were stronger than the Pettibone ones, on the whole- "Waiting" is one of her best album tracks ever. Those tracks were ahead of their time, in a sense.
I'm glad "Bedtime Story" and "Human Nature" were released as singles, even though they weren't all that radio-friendly. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had those great videos.
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Post by chartfreak on Jan 15, 2011 13:49:58 GMT -5
I don't recall and I don't have access to Itunes right now, but can the song "Honesty" be purchased on Itunes?
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 15, 2011 14:26:27 GMT -5
Lord, if she goes the Nicki Minaj route it's a wrap ....
She's smarter than that. 4 Minutes with JT was bad enough. Stay true to yourself, Madge!
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Post by kilt on Jan 15, 2011 15:50:37 GMT -5
I don't recall and I don't have access to Itunes right now, but can the song "Honesty" be purchased on Itunes? yes! It's from the 2003 Remixed & revisited EP
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Post by kilt on Jan 15, 2011 15:52:40 GMT -5
www.madonnadenmark.com/?p=200423.07.11 London, Wembley Stadium<br /> 24.07.11 London, Wembley Stadium<br /> 26.07.11 Amsterdam, Arena<br /> 28.07.11 Copenhagen, Parken Stadium<br /> 30,07.11 Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadium<br /> 01.08.11 Oslo, Valle Hovin<br /> 03.08.11 Stockholm, Ericsson Globe Arena<br /> 04.08.11 Stockholm, Ericsson Globe Arena<br /> 06.08.11 Helsinki, Hartwaal Areena<br /> 09.08.11 Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium<br /> 11.08.11 Berlin, Olympic Stadium<br /> 13.08.11 Paris, Stade de France<br /> 14.08.11 Paris, Stade de France<br /> 16.08.11 Barcelona, Olympic Stadium<br /> 18.08.11 Nice, Stade de Charles Ehrmann<br /> 20.08.11 Rome, Olympic Stadium<br /> 21.08.11 Rome, Olympic Stadium<br /> 23.08.11 Athens, Olympic Stadium 27.08.11 Istanbul, Ataturk Olympic Stadium
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Post by autodidact on Jan 15, 2011 19:38:59 GMT -5
Does that mean the album's coming sooner than we think it is?
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Post by chartfreak on Jan 16, 2011 13:31:34 GMT -5
Does anyone else hear the remix of WIF like for a girl in the new Britney song? When it hits that part, I instantly hear the remix. Not a bad thing...just saying.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 16, 2011 13:34:51 GMT -5
^ The new Britney is HORRIBLE. If anything, she's biting Ke$ha which is sad sad sad sad beyond belief.
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Post by chartfreak on Jan 16, 2011 13:37:58 GMT -5
Love the new Britney, but I don't want to focus on that here. I just hear the remix of Madonna's song and I smile each time I hear it.
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Post by Γ―ʼnčrεdiвl on Jan 16, 2011 14:12:01 GMT -5
i'll never write her off. I'm in it for the long haul. Plus i really like Hard Candy. It's one of my favorites simply cuz I still listen to it. Give It 2 Me Heartbeat Miles Away She's Not Me Devil Wouldn't Recognize You those are all good songs. ITA, but I'll add Incredible to that list!
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Post by texasdevil on Jan 16, 2011 18:32:08 GMT -5
Does anyone else hear the remix of WIF like for a girl in the new Britney song? When it hits that part, I instantly hear the remix. Not a bad thing...just saying. I do!
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 16, 2011 19:37:32 GMT -5
I really pray the new Madonna does not go the Ke$ha and Britney road. We need her to blow us away with something totally differrent than anything that is out there now.
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